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AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting
AG IDs Man Killed In Officer-Involved Baltimore County Shooting New details have been released after an armed 29-year-old was shot and killed at a Baltimore County gas station on Tuesday morning. Windsor Mill resident Sha-Kim Akil Webley has been identified by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as the person who was shot to death in an officer-involved shooting after he allegedly pointed a weapon toward police pursuing him. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, there were reports of a domestic disturbance involving a man with a gun in the 400 block of Reistertown Road in Pikesville, according to authorities. The responding officers were able to trac…

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Outlaw Walks Through Crime Scene, Assaults Officer In Maryland, Police Say Outlaw Walks Through Crime Scene, Assaults Officer In Maryland, Police Say
Outlaw Walks Through Crime Scene, Assaults Officer In Maryland, Police Say Travis Outlaw truly lived up to his name in Anne Arundel County as police investigated a crime scene in Annapolis on Tuesday afternoon. Outlaw went rogue when he nearly contaminated a crime scene, became disorderly and assaulted an officer after gunshots rang out on Clay Street and several suspects fled the area. The strange scene played out shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, when officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called to investigate reports of shots fired that struck several homes and vehicles before turning onto Brewer Street. Multiple suspects then bailed fr…

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Suspect Calls Cops Probing Bloody Assault In Anne Arundel County To Hand Over Knife: Police Suspect Calls Cops Probing Bloody Assault In Anne Arundel County To Hand Over Knife: Police
Suspect Calls Cops Probing Bloody Assault In Anne Arundel County To Hand Over Knife: Police Police in Annapolis didn't have to work hard to apprehend a stabbing suspect who willingly turned himself in to the authorities. Late on Saturday night, a man had to be airlifted to shock trauma after being stabbed repeatedly during an altercation in the 900 block of President Street involving local resident 34-year-old Antonio Rodell Surgeon, according to investigators. While probing the incident, police say that officers got a call from Surgeon, who advised that he had been assaulted by the stab victim, and he returned the favor in defense. He also said that he still had the knife and was…

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Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police
Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police The death of a 63-year-old man who died while being cared for at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide, police said months after his death. On Thursday, Nov. 2, doctors declared Paul Bertonazzi, who was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a behavior issue in January, died as a result of trauma to the body and his death was ruled as a homicide on Nov. 1 by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Johns Hopkins released the following statement: "The Johns Hopkins Hospital is aware of the Baltimore Police Department announcements today. While we cannot d…

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Former State Employee, Brother Guilty Of Profiting From Pandemic In Maryland: AG Former State Employee, Brother Guilty Of Profiting From Pandemic In Maryland: AG
Former State Employee, Brother Guilty Of Profiting From Pandemic In Maryland: AG A former state employee in Maryland who conspired with his brother to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic will have time to ponder his decisions behind bars, the Attorney's General Office announced. James DiPino, 62, and Paul DiPino, Jr., 56, were sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but one year and one day suspended after admitting to bribery charges in connection to their procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said that in the spring of 2020, right as the the pandemic was becoming a national concern, James DiPino …

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Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport
Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Two rape suspects wanted in Maryland are in custody after being caught attempting to flee the country at Washington Dulles International Airport. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were busy this week, arresting two men hours apart as they both sought separate flights to El Salvador to evade their arrest. First, officers arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, a 53-year-old Salvadoran in the country illegally who was wanted in Montgomery County for rape and sexually abusing a minor on Thursday afternoon at the departure gate. Officials noted that Hernandez Mata is "an alien unl…

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'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect At Large After Targeted Murder Of Maryland Judge: Sheriff (UPDATED) 'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect At Large After Targeted Murder Of Maryland Judge: Sheriff (UPDATED)
'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect At Large After Targeted Murder Of Maryland Judge: Sheriff (Updated) A contentious divorce may have led to the murder of a Maryland Circuit Court Judge who was found gunned down in his Washington County driveway while his family was inside their residence, officials say.  At around 8 p.m. on Thursday night, deputies were called to the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown, where they found 52-year-old Judge Andrew Wilkinson suffering from gunshot wounds outside of his home. He was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Judge Andrew WilkinsonWashington Count…

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Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief
Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief The Montgomery County Police sergeant who was run down by a reckless driver well known to the department has lost the use of both of his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp is hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon after 19-year-old Frederick Rafael Mayorga took police on a wild ride and intentionally struck him in a green Dodge Charger while speeding on I-270, something he is known to do, according to Police Chief Marcus Jones. Jones said that on Wednesday morning, officers in Germantown were monitoring the Charger, which hit speeds approaching 110 mph, as he attempted to bait poli…

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Department Of Defense Deputy Chief Among Two In Maryland Charged For Dog Fighting Ring: Feds Department Of Defense Deputy Chief Among Two In Maryland Charged For Dog Fighting Ring: Feds
Department Of Defense Deputy Chief Among Two In Maryland Charged For Dog Fighting Ring: Feds Two Maryland men, one of whom is a Department of Defense deputy chief, are facing charges for their alleged roles in facilitating a dog fighting ring. Anne Arundel County residents Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr. 62, of Arnold, and Mario Damon Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie, have both been charged with promoting and furthering an animal fighting venture, federal authorities announced this week. Moorefield, a Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and Communications for Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Flythe used an encrypted messaging application to communicate with o…

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Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor
Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor A Cecil County Sheriff's deputy has found himself on the wrong side of the law after a pair of inappropriate relationships, Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III announced on Wednesday. Deputy Kyle Thomas, who worked in Cecil County from February 2021 through July 2023, is facing damning charges after terrorizing at least two women in separate cases. According to court documents, while on duty in June 2021, Thomas took a sexually explicit video of himself and sent it to a woman, who alerted his bosses, prompting the deputy to retaliate. It is alleged that Thomas then contacted the …

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Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses
Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses Former Baltimore County Police officer William Johnson, Jr. is set to spend time behind bars with some of the people he helped lock up. Federal officials announced that the Baltimore native has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after he admitted to accepting thousands of dollars worth of bribes and kickbacks in exchange for handgun qualifying licenses they never earned. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty in April to a federal charge of honest services wire fraud for falsely certifying applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses and …

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Man Breaks Out Of Psychiatric Hospital In Maryland: Police Man Breaks Out Of Psychiatric Hospital In Maryland: Police
Man Breaks Out Of Psychiatric Hospital In Maryland: Police A 19-year-old patient housed in a Maryland hospital made a great escape from the facility, authorities are cautioning. Darrin Lee Jeter, 19, of Rockville, orchestrated a ruse that played out at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Eastern Shore State Hospital Center in Cambridge. Security officers inside the building said that a black vehicle approached the building and shot several times into a window. Jeter then kicked the broken window out, escaped from the hospital, and fled in the black vehicle. Jeter was described as being a Black man who is 5-foot-7 weighing approximately 140 …

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